The New Age Invasion

Why parents should be worried about what their children are viewing, playing and listening to...

Mobiles, computers, television shows, etc. children are glued to the digital media and their fingers are constantly on the remote or keyboard as if this was their window to the outside world. For some this is a source of relaxation; to others it’s their new encyclopedia with wires protruding from their ears connected to Harlem rap, speaking the language to kill the cops or a video game which allows you to have sex with a prostitute and then later beat her and steal her money. Call them the ‘gen-next’ or whatever; this is the reality that the parents of today face - a child who is a blend of simulation and aural excitement. Parents who cannot offer time to their children over the years have replaced their time and place with an array of digital babysitters or Digi- Nannies as they are nowadays known.